. >> shirley gibson is serving an early christmas dinner. opening her home to honor washington, d.c. police officers. she and her husband, harrison, do it in tribute to their son, 27-year-old brian gibson was killed in 1997. an ambush shooting as he sat in his patrol car at a traffic light. after his funeral, she tried to figure out how she was going to get through the holidays. her solution? cook all her son's favorite dishes and invite his fellow officers. >> it makes it great it starts our holiday for us. >> she starts cooking three days in advance. it's now so big that she's decided at age 70, this year's dinner will be the last. >> oh, my goodness! >> when she arrived to start shopping for the final time, a big surprise, dozens of police officers met her, forming an honor corden at the store innocence, inside washington's mayor with an early christmas gift. impossible to get tickets to the city's hottest attraction. >> we want to provide you and your family with 15 tickets to go to the african-american museum of history and culture. god

. >> reporter: neighbors remember the night the body of that tasha gibson was discovered on the steps of her friend's home. prosecutors say allan randomly attacked the woman in september. >> he preys on women, he either slashes their throat or he tries to choke them to death. >> reporter: investigators with the philadelphia police special victims unit linked allan's dna to four different cases. >> some of the evidence that we were able to recover was some surveillance video, eyewitnesses and physical evidence. >> police had him in custody in october, charged with the kensington attacks. described as one of the most brutal crimes they have seen, prosecutors say allen attacked the woman at random. allan is charged with first-degree murder and robbery in gibson's case, he's also considered a suspect in a murder in camden back in july. >>> delaware man's behind bars and his aemged accomplice. that chase ended up in upper chychester. police tried to pull over the car but the car wouldn't stop. troopers eventually stopped that car but the passenger got out and ran away. >>> now to our first

police say grant and gibson both knew the mother. she and the baby were not hurt. >>> 5:04. a camden neighborhood is turning to prayer to help deal with a pair of deadly shootings this week. >>> loved ones released balloons at a memorial vigil last night for sean johnson shot and killed on tuesday. that killing came a day before a woman died of a gunshot wound to the head. police are investigating both cases. >>> happening now, holiday travel. it is in full swing. expect to see long security lines at the airport this morning. this is what philadelphia international airport looked like yesterday afternoon. with more travellers than usual, things were running smoothly. now the weather should not affect travel in and out of philadelphia today but there is a winter storm brewing in the western part of the country that will be sweeping towards us, bringing rain this weekend. so it is still a good idea to give yourself an extra hour at least to find parking, get to security and those longer lines expected. >>> today most of the big holiday travel rush, 90% of it will be by car. th

. >> reporter: shirley gibson is serving an early christmas dinner. opening her home to honor washington, d.c. police officers. she and her husband harrison do it in tribute to her son. brian was killed in 1997. an ambush shooting as he sat in a patrol car at a traffic light. after his funeral, she tried to get through the holidays. her solution is cook her son's fate dishes and invite fellow officers. >> it makes it great, it starts holidays for us. >> reporter: she cooks three days in advance him she decided at age 70, this year's dinner will be the last. >> oh my goodness! oh! >> reporter: when she arrived to start shopping for the final time, a big surprise, dozens of police officers met her, forming an honor court at the store entrance. inside, washington's mayor, murial bowser with an early christmas gift. impossible to get tickets to the city's hottest attraction. >> we want to provide you and your family with this team ticket to go to the african-american museum of history and culture. god bless you. >> thank you so much! >> we just have to th

clair gibson is a dog walker who was walking a client's pet shen she saw the proposal and she took the picture. and now she wants to get it to the couple. >> sorry if you were waiting until christmas announcements to your family. hopefully we'll get in touch and hopefully you guys love the picture. >> it is a beautiful picture. so if this is you in the photo or if you know this person, search claire gibson philadelphia on facebook or reach out to our nbc 10 page and we'll gladly help make that connection. >>> at the jersey shore the iconic boardwalk in ocean city is getting a may jr. facelift in time for the new year. construction crews are replacing the boards between 8th and 10th street. the latest phase of the multiyear project. new decking is down in front of the ocean city pier, a focal point of the new year's eve celebration. the gas at the boardwalk will be gone giving people easier access to the pier for the big event. >> crews are under orders to open up the section in front of the music pier in time for the night. >> work on the ocean city boardwalk is expected to be wrapped

claire gibson was walking a client's pet. she snapped the picture and now she wants to get it to the couple. >> if you're waiting until christmas to announce this hopefully we get in touch and hopefully you guys love the picture. >> if you know who this is or this is you in the picture search claire gibson on facebook or reach us on the nbc 10 facebook page. we'll gladly help you make the connection. she said she stood back little while because she didn't want to interrupt it. the dog had to get going. she really wants to find the couple and get it back. >> hopefully they are found. >>> some of the biggest names will come together to celebrate tony bennett's 90th birthday. we have a sneak peek. >> he intends to keep living up to that lyric. >> he is just such a great example of how loving what you do just feeds your soul. >> it influenced generations of artists. >> you give everything you can to the audience. in return they make you feel wonderful. >> bennett was left feeling wonderful about the big names who performed to hon

. >> killing natasha gibson. >> i'm just devastated. for us as a community, nothing like this has happened. it was so sad. >> police chased him to west philadelphia where he dropped the gunning down a sewer grate. >> multiple stab wounds to her body, her face, her neck. >> reporter: investigators say allan's crime spree began in september. in those crimes, detectives say he slashed one woman's throat and choked the others until they were unconscious before sexual assaulting them. >> some of the evidence that we were able to recover was a surveillance video. we have some eyewitnesses and physical evidencfevidence. >> reporter: prosecutors say that allan took natasha's purse during the attack. allen also is the crime suspect in a murder back in july. if convicted in that case, he could face the death penalty. >>> overseas right now, a massive man hunt is under way for the man allegedly involved in a truck attack in a berlin christmas market. investigators identified the suspect today as 24-year-old from tunisitunisia. a reward equivalent

gibson was armed with the gun. the pair allegedly ransacked the home. she and the baby were not hurt. >>> a mother is a person of interest in the death of her teenaged daughter. they found parker's body dismembered. her mom reported grace missing. grace is in jail facing child endangerment. they say she mislead detectives. >> detectives were here in november and we found out there was a little more going on and she was missing. >> they are urging anyone with information to come forward. >>> we have details on the princeton university mens swim and diving team. the school cancelled the season after vulgar posts were found. the university made that announcement yesterday. last week we told you the team was suspended after officials discovered racist comments made by team members. some of those comments involved the womens swimming and diving team. >>> we have less than two days before christmas. lot of people doing last minute shopg right now. we found shoppers taking advantage of early opening hours at this kohl's. one man says he was able to check a gif

>> next, nina gibson, she's 48 from california. and it's important to know that her mom passed away when she was 49. so she already had vis as she was getting up in her 40s in her head. then she goes to the doctor and she is diagnosed as being morbidly obese and flipped out. she hated those words. so she told me, like, the biggest sort of motivator, and i think pinnacle of her being able to chaef weight-loss success is when she stopped fat shaming herself. go to the gym and imagine everybody around her was thinking she was lazy and gross, and you know what? that was her own insecurity. nobody felt like that. she went from a size 26 to a size 8, down 115 pounds. >> we're going to let her run in. she's a runner. >> she is a crazy runner. >> we're not ready yet. >> she's going to hit the finish line. >> take this. >> okay. we're ready. >> come on oun, nina! ♪ take a hold on me >> hugh-whew! >> yes! ♪ >> hey, girl. >> look at you. >> gorgeous. >> thank you so much. >> so -- you had to change your eating habits, i imagine, right? >>

byron allen allegedly killed natasha gibson just stebs from her friend's home in yeadon back in september. she was stabbed more than 20 times, and after the attack, allen was caught on surveillance camera going to get a beer. investigators call it one of the most brutal attacks they've ever seen. >> a heinous, brutal murder, and the motive is the stalking and the sport of killing is the motive. >> dna also linked allen to four sexual assaults in kensington. in each case the women's throats were slashed or they were choked unconscious. >>> overseas tonight, a massive manhunt continues for the man wanted in a truck attack on a berlin christmas market. the suspect identified today as this man, 24-year-old aneegs amry. we've learned investigators found his wallet in the truck that ran into the market on monday, killing 12 people. amri had recently requested asylum in germany, but it was denighed. police questioned his parents in his native tunisia today. german authorities also say they had conducted surveillance on amri earlier this year, but nothing was found. >>> today president-elect trum

this couple apparently got engaged sunday night and claire gibson is a dog walker, walking a clint's pet. she sees the proposal and snaps a picture. >> sorry if you were waiting until christmas to announce this the your family. hopefully we get in touch and hopefully you guys love the picture. >> if this is you in the foe totoe or you know these people, reach out to us and we'll gladly help you make the connection. she said she was going to go up to them but the dog had different ideas. she was giving them a minute. >>> hundreds of state workers in pennsylvania are expected to get ping slips today. we'll tell drou how a dispute between the governor and senate republicans is causing the layoffs. >>> today we expect to learn more about the hillary clinton e-mail scandal. how the courts are playing a role in the information. >>> 6:567 right now. we have new breaking developments out of berlin. germany's top security official says the man arrested in the christmas market attack is denying any involvement. this is video of the man in custody. 12 people are dead after a truck slam into the

. >> reporter: claire gibson was a dog walker, walking her dog patches on sunday night. she came on a couple having a re rendezvous under the christmas tree. >> i saw a box, he was obviously proposing. patches had to go home and go potty and get warm again. >> reporter: when claire got home and looked at the photo, she knew she needed to get it to the couple. she posted it on facebook, that's where we know it. if you know the people, let them know about claire's picture. >> i'm sorry if you were wait to go christmas to announce it to your family. >> reporter: she figures any couple would want a note of the moment they got engaged. if this is you, reach us on the nbc 10 page and we'll gladly help you make the connection. claire can be a foot honote in r rittenhouse love story. >> hopefully you guys love the picture. >> reporter: tim furlong, nbc 10 news. >> great picture. >> maybe someone will come forward. >>> a lot of toy joy today at children's hospital in philadelphia, all thanks to a local girl who recently finished six months of cancer treatment there. >> we first i

cast member in particular who's, i would say the most valuable in terms of his advice to me, tyrese gibson is on the show. >> seth: yeah. >> he, like many of the other cast members, has recorded albums. he's got -- he's running his own business. he customizes jeeps. >> seth: that's pretty great. >> so i said, "well what kind of advice can you give me, tyrese?" and he said, "well, for one thing, man, you just gotta like let it flow, you know, you just gotta come over like, it's called click bait." "what's click bait?" he says, "you gotta just put a hook in 'em and like make sure they want to click on it." so he posts viral videos of things. >> seth: yeah. >> and so the next day i was kind of looking through his feed and he's at the l.a. car show because he customizes automobiles. and i started watching it and here's tyrese, man. he's like -- and i'll do it to the camera. he's like, "hey, it's me, i'm down at the l.a. convention center." "i want you to come down because i'm thinking of you and, you know, i want to look you in the eyes and i want to get to know you and i want to put my arm ar

mel gibson, "hacksaw ridge." barry jenkins, "moonlight." and kenneth lonergan, "manchester by the sea." >>> best performance by an actress in a motion picture, musical or comedy. annette benning, "20 century women." lilly collins, "rules don't apply." haley steinfeld, "the edge of 17." emma stone, "la la land." and meryl streep, "florence foster jenkins." >>> best television series drama. "the crown." netflix. "game of thrones," hbo. "stranger things," netflix. "this is us," nbc. "west world," hbo. >>> best motion picture, musical or comedy. "20th century women." "dead pool." "florence foster jenkins," "la la land," "sing street." >>> best performance by an actress in a motion picture drama. amy adams, "arrival." jessica chastain, "miss sloan." isabelle luper, "elle." natalie portman, "jackie." >>> best motion picture drama. "hacksaw ridge." "hell or high water." "lion." "manchester by the sea." "moonlight." >>> congratulations to all our nominees. and please join us for our biggest celebration on sunday, january 8th, for the 74th annual go